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January 30th 2015:Trail Running & Ultra Marathoning Fun

The growth of the sport of road racing from the 5K to the marathon has exploded since the 1970s as everyday people train to reach the finish line. But many runners who are burned out with city races and the stress they put on their bodies are heading for the hills and gravitating to fun, off road race experiences on wooded nature trails, mountain ranges and paths less traveled.
The sport of off road trail running and ultra marathoning has really taken off with new, outdoorsy races popping up all over the country. These off road running experiences are much easier on the body and offer gre

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Bill Gardner

Bill Gardner is a longtime runner and now president and founder of Run In Texas, a running event production company that puts on unique races all over the state of Texas.
Gardner is a veteran of 3 Boston marathons, has a 2:37 marathon PR, and has competed in ultramarathons including finishing the Western States 100 Mile Trail Run in under 24 hours.
He discovered his passion for directing races when he created the Prickly Pear 10 Mile & 50k Trail Run. He served as a volunteer race director for the event for 12 years, benefitting the local running club.
He began directing races to put on the kind of events he personally enjoyed as a runner: races on trails or other unique venues, coo